Patent-leather-repair outfit.



No. 861,353. I PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

J. J. BROCl T. V PATENT LEATHER REPAIR OUTFIT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-16, 1907.

No. 861,353. PATENTED JULY 30, 1907. 'J.J.BROCK.

PATENT LEATHER REPAIR OUTFIT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1901.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

.T. J. BROOK.

PATENT LEATHER REPAIR OUTFIT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16, 1907.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

UNITD STATES JOHN J. BROOK, OF BROOKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PATENT-LEATHER-REPAIR OUTFIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed March 16, 1907. 3611911110- 1 To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. BROOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brockton, county of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Patent-Leather-RepairOutfits, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

In the manufacture of patent and enamel leather shoes it is quite oftenthe case that in some portions of the upper, the enamel will crack orbecome damaged in some way, especially around the tips, the cracks beingoccasioned by bending the leather in forming the shoe. It is customaryin such cases to sandpaper the part where the cracks occur to removethem and then to apply a liquid filler to build up the sandpapered partto correspond with the original enamel, and then'to apply a cutter orvarnish as desired; The application of the filler or cutter has usuallybeen made by the operator winding a cloth around his finger, tipping thebottle in which the filler is contained until a small quantity adheresto the cork, then removing the corkirom the bottle and rubbing onto thecloth 'a small portion of the filler which adhered to the cork, and thenrubbing onto the shoe a portion of the filler which has adhered to thecloth. This is a very inconvenient mode of operation, as it requiresfrequent tipping up of the bottle, removing the cork and then replacingthe cork in the bottle each time that the cloth has to be moistenedwith'thefiller. It also exposes the contents of the bottle to depositsof dust floating in the air whenever the cork is removed from the bottleand further it is difiicult or impossible to keep the filler fromgetting daubed on the sides of the bottle.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple apparatuswhereby the filler or other solution employed is protected from dust andat the same time a constant supply is kept in readiness for immediateapplication to the cloth whenever desired by the operator withoutexposing itto the atmosphere. 1

For convenience of description in the specification and claims I referto the solution as'filler, but intend thatterm to be construed broadlyto cover any liquid solution.

The invention will be fully understood from the fol- I lowingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and thenovel features thereof will be particularly pointed out and clearlydefined in the claims at the close of the specification.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation of an apparatus embodyingthe invention. Fig. 2 is 'a vertical section of the apparatus shown inFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation partly in section showing the valve to the feed cup locked ina closed position by the supporting lever and adjusting screw to keepthe feed cup entirely closed when the apparatus is not in use, the mainsupply reservoir being omitted. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly insection, the main supply reservoir being omitted, and showing the ballvalve slightly depressed by the finger of the operator as in using theapparatus. Fig. 6 is a section of the feed cup on line (36 of Fig. 5.Fig. 7 is a plan of the feedcup with the ball valve omitted.

Referring to the drawings,l represents the main supply reservoirwhichmay be simply a bottle in which the liquid filler is placedupon'the market, the said reservoir or bottle being mounted in aninverted position and provided with a cork or stopper 2 set into theneck 3 of the bottle, the cork being formed with a central aperture 4through which a tube 5 is inserted forming a close fit to prevent thefiller leaking out, the tube 5 connecting at its lower end with a cup 6which by means of the tube 5 is kept supplied with the liquid fillerfrom the reservoir 1. The passage through the /tube 5 is preferablycontrolled by a valve or cook 7 which may be a common gas cock or anyother suitable valve to permit replenishing the contents of the cup 6whenever needed.

The tube 5 is preferably formed with a flange 8 which forms a stop and aseat for the cork 2 or for the bottom of the reservoir if some sort of areceptacle other than that of a corked bottle be used.

V The cup 6 is provided with a cover-top 9 which may either bedetachable from the cup or preferably as shown in the drawings is madeintegralwith the sides of the cup, the entrance to the cup preferablybeing gained through the bottom 10 which may be made as a screw plug toscrew into the threaded lower end of the cup.

Through the top 9 of the cup 6 is an aperture which is normally closedby a valve 11 seated upon a spring 12 whose tension is sufiicient tokeep the valve normally closed. Preferably this aperture is circular andthe valve 11 is a sphere of somewhat larger diameter than the diameterof the aperture so that the ball valve 11 may protrude through theaperture from beneath without possibility of its coming entirelythrough. The spring 12 as shown is a wire spring doubled upon itself toform a loop 13, the two arms being formed with coils 14 to give tensionand the two ends being secured to a support, as for instanceto the topof the "cup. The form of the sprirg and .manner of seating the valvethereon may be varied Without departing from the inare the two ears 16within which is journaled a pivot 15 to which is secured a tilting lever17. One end vention. Secured to the under side of said cover top 9 ofthis lever 17 extends beneath the ball valve 11, that off onto the clothand then applied to the shoe.

cover top 9 is a regulating screw 20 whose lower end engages the shortarm of the lever 17. When the apparatus is in use, this screw 20 will beelevated sufficiently to allow the long arm of the lever to be free fromcontact with the ball valve as shown in Fig. 2, so that the valve maywhen desired be opened as shown in Fig. 5. By setting down this screw20, as shown in Fig. 4, it presses down the'short arm of the lever andbrings the long arm up against the under the thick iiller, it shouldpreferably be adjusted so that the cup 6 will stand in nearly ahorizontal position. When a liller is used which is of greaterconsistency than the cutter and which does not flow so freely, theapparatus should be adjusted so that the cup 6 will stand at aninclination with its outer end lowermost as shown in Fig. 2, so that thefiller may more-readily flow towards that end of the cup. In order toprovide for this adjustability, it is pivotally mounted on a horizontalaxis. As shown in the drawings, which is the preferred form, the hollowprojection 21 is formed with conical recesses 22 on opposite sides whichform bearing s for cone pointed pivots 23 projecting inwardly fromstandards 24 rising from the base 25. These cone pivots may be screwthreaded so as to be adjusted to give sufiicient friction to hold theprojection 21 and its connected apparatus at whatever position to whichit may be adjusted, at the same time permitting the apparatus to beturned by a slight pressure so as to change the angle when desired. i

' When it is desired to apply some of the filler to the cloth which isused in rubbing on the shoes, the finger having the cloth 26 wrappedaround it is applied to the valve 11, as shown in Fig. 1, the fingerthen being pressed down slightly to depress the valve against thetension of the spring as shown in Fig. 5, and the ball is rotated on itsseat by the pressure of the finger so as to bring to the outside theportion of the valve which has been previously immersed in the liquidfiller-within the cup, and a sufficient quantity of the filler willadhere to the surface of the valve which can be rubbed At the end of thedays work or when the apparatus is to be discontinued for any length oftime, the screw 20 will be set downv to bring the lever 17 up againstthe under side of the valve, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the valvecannot be opened, and by the application of a little alcohol, or anyother suitable cleaning fluid, the ball valve may be thoroughly cleansedand the apparatus may be left all ready for use whenever again desired.

While I have describedthe general reservoir as consisting of a bottlehaving a cork stopper through which cheapness. In such case, of course,in order to connect the bottle with the apparatus, the apparatus willhave to be inserted so as to make connection when the bottle is rightside up.

It is obvious that a reservoir might be employed which would bepermanently attached to the tube 5 and have an opening in the topthrough which the filler could be poured into the reservoir.

'1 claim as my invention:

.1. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup. a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided'with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said aperture being normallyclosed by a spring seated valve.

:2. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup having a valve controlledaperture therein, said aperture being normally closed by a rotatablevalve seated upon aspring within said cup and adapted to be depressed bypressure from without to partially open said aperture.

.3. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thetiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said iced cu'p being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said aperture being normallyclosed by a rotatable ball valve of larger diameter than said apertureseated upon a spring within said cup and normally held by said spring ina position to protrude up through said aperture and close the same.

4. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thetiller, a feed cup,- a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said. aperture beingnormally closed by a valve seated upon a spring within said cup andnormally held by said spring in a position to close said aperture, saidvalve being adapted to be depressed from without against the tension ofsaid spring to partially open said aperture, and locking mechanismwhereby said valve may be locked in its fully closed position.

5. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, afeed cup, a tubular connection be tween the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture ;herein, said aperture being normallyclosed by a rotatable valve seated upon a springwithin said cup andadapted to be depressed by pressure from without to partially open saidaperture, a locking lever pivoted within said cup having one arm whichis adapted to engage the under side of said ball valve but which isnormally so weighted as to be out of contact therewith and an adjustingscrew which passes through said cup and engages with said lever, wherebysaid lever may be clamped up against said ball valve to hold it in aclosed position.

6. Apatent' leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said .an adjusting screw which passesthrough said cup and engages with said lever, whereby said lever may beclamped up against said ball valve to hold it in a closed position.

1. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thetiller, :1 feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said aperture being normallyclosed by avalvc seuted upon a spring within said cup and feed cup beingprovided with a cover having a valve connormally held by said spring ina position to close said aperture, said valve being adapted to bedepressed from without against the tension of said spring to. partiallyopen said aperture, a locking lever pivoted within said cup having onearm which is adapted to engage the under side of said valve but which isnormally so weighted as to be out of contact therewith and an adjustingscrew which passes through said cup and engages with said lever, wherebysaid lever may be clamped up against said valve to hold it in a'closedposition.

8. A patent leather repairoutfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of'saidreservoir and said feed cup, having a valve controlled passagetherethrough, said feed cup being provided with a cover having a valvecontrolled aperture therein, said aperture being normally closed by arotatable valve seated upon a spring within said cup and adapted to bedepressed by pressure from without to partially open said aperture, alocking lever pivoted within said cup having one arm which is adapted toengage the under side of said ball valve but which is normally soweighted as to be out of contact therewith and an adjusting screw whichpasses through said cup and engages with said lever, whereby said Jevermay be clamped up against said ball valve to hold it in a closedposition. v

9., A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, having a valve controlled passagetherethrough, said feed cup being provided with a cover having a valvecontrolled aperture therein, said aperture being normally closed by arotatable ball valve of larger diameter than'said aperture seated upon aspring within said cup and normally held by said spring in a position toprotrude up through said aperture and close the same, a locking leverpivoted within said cup having one arm which is adapted to engage theunder side of said ball valve but which is normally so weighted as to beout of contact therewith-and an adjusting screw which passes throughsaid cup and engages with said lever, whereby'sald lever may be clampedup against said ball valve to hold it in a closed positionv 10. Apatentleather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain the filler, afeed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of said reservoirand said feed cup having a valve controlled passage therethrough, saidfeed cup being provided with a cover having a valve controlled aperturetherein, said aperture being normally closed by a rotatable ball valveof larger diameter than said aperture seated upon a spring within saidcup and normally held by said spring in a position to protrude upthrough said aperture and close the same, said valve being adapted to bedepressed from without against the tension of said spring to partiallyopen said aperture, :1 locking lever-pivoted within said cup having onearm which is adapted to engage the under side of said ball valve butwhich is normally so weighted as to be out of contact therewith and anadjusting screw which passes through said cup and engages with saidlever, whereby said lever may be clamped up against said ball valve tohold it in a closed position.

11. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein and a support to which saidcombined apparatus is pivoted on a horizontal axis whereby saidapparatus may be rocked to adjust the feed cup'to a horizontal positionor to an inclined position as desired.

12. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided'with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said reservoir comprising abottle in an inverted position provided with a stopper having aperforation therethrough into which said tube is inserted.

13. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thetiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection between the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said reservoir comprising abottle in an inverted position provided with a stopper having aperforation therethrough into which said tube is inserted, said tubebeing provided with a flange which formsla seat for the stopper of saidreservoir.

14. A patent leather repair outfit comprising a reservoir to contain thefiller, a feed cup, a tubular connection be' tween the interior of saidreservoir and said feed cup, said feed cup being provided with a coverhaving a valve controlled aperture therein, said feed cup being providedwith a screw plug in the bottom.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. BROCK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. COPELAND,

. ALINE TAKE.

